FEMADeclarations of 1998

FEMA disaster declarations in 1998

FEMA made 128 disaster declarations in 1998: 65 major disasters, 9 emergencies and 54 fire management assistance declarations. Texas had the most (34); the most common incident was fire (57).

The 128 declarations of 1998

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
DR-1259-FL	Florida	Severe Storm	November 6, 1998	2
DR-1258-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	November 5, 1998	20
DR-1257-TX	Texas	Flood	October 21, 1998	43
DR-1256-MO	Missouri	Severe Storm	October 19, 1998	3
DR-1255-WA	Washington	Mud/Landslide	October 16, 1998	1
DR-1254-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	October 14, 1998	12
DR-1253-MO	Missouri	Severe Storm	October 14, 1998	19
DR-1252-WA	Washington	Severe Storm	October 5, 1998	2
DR-1251-MS	Mississippi	Hurricane	October 1, 1998	17
DR-1250-AL	Alabama	Hurricane	September 30, 1998	14
EM-3133-AL	Alabama	Hurricane	September 28, 1998	12
EM-3132-MS	Mississippi	Hurricane	September 28, 1998	18
DR-1249-FL	Florida	Hurricane	September 28, 1998	17
EM-3131-FL	Florida	Hurricane	September 25, 1998	34
FM-2248-WA	Washington	Fire	September 25, 1998	1
DR-1248-VI	U.S. Virgin Islands	Hurricane	September 24, 1998	4
DR-1247-PR	Puerto Rico	Hurricane	September 24, 1998	79
DR-1246-LA	Louisiana	Hurricane	September 23, 1998	22
DR-1245-TX	Texas	Severe Storm	September 23, 1998	5
EM-3130-PR	Puerto Rico	Hurricane	September 21, 1998	1
EM-3129-VI	U.S. Virgin Islands	Hurricane	September 21, 1998	1
DR-1244-NY	New York	Severe Storm	September 11, 1998	11
FM-2247-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	September 9, 1998	1
FM-2246-TX	Texas	Fire	September 9, 1998	1
FM-2245-TX	Texas	Fire	September 8, 1998	1
FM-2244-TX	Texas	Fire	September 5, 1998	1
FM-2243-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	September 5, 1998	1
FM-2242-TX	Texas	Fire	September 4, 1998	1
FM-2241-TX	Texas	Fire	September 4, 1998	1
FM-2240-TX	Texas	Fire	September 4, 1998	1
FM-2239-TX	Texas	Fire	September 4, 1998	1
DR-1243-SC	South Carolina	Hurricane	September 4, 1998	1
DR-1242-VA	Virginia	Hurricane	September 4, 1998	5
DR-1241-FL	Florida	Hurricane	September 4, 1998	6
FM-2237-WA	Washington	Fire	September 3, 1998	1
FM-2238-TX	Texas	Fire	September 2, 1998	1
DR-1240-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	August 27, 1998	30
DR-1239-TX	Texas	Severe Storm	August 26, 1998	257
FM-2236-HI	Hawaii	Fire	August 25, 1998	1
DR-1238-WI	Wisconsin	Severe Storm	August 12, 1998	5
FM-2235-TX	Texas	Fire	August 5, 1998	1
DR-1237-MI	Michigan	Severe Storm	August 5, 1998	2
FM-2234-TX	Texas	Fire	August 3, 1998	1
FM-2233-TX	Texas	Fire	August 3, 1998	1
FM-2232-TX	Texas	Fire	August 2, 1998	1
FM-2231-TX	Texas	Fire	August 2, 1998	1
FM-2230-TX	Texas	Fire	August 1, 1998	1
FM-2229-TX	Texas	Fire	July 31, 1998	1
FM-2228-TX	Texas	Fire	July 31, 1998	1
FM-2227-TX	Texas	Fire	July 30, 1998	1
FM-2226-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	July 29, 1998	1
FM-2225-WA	Washington	Fire	July 28, 1998	1
FM-2224-TX	Texas	Fire	July 26, 1998	1
FM-2223-TX	Texas	Fire	July 26, 1998	1
DR-1236-WI	Wisconsin	Severe Storm	July 24, 1998	14
FM-2222-TX	Texas	Fire	July 23, 1998	1
FM-2221-TX	Texas	Fire	July 23, 1998	1
DR-1235-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	July 23, 1998	2
FM-2220-TX	Texas	Fire	July 22, 1998	1
DR-1234-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	July 22, 1998	25
FM-2219-TX	Texas	Fire	July 12, 1998	1
FM-2218-TX	Texas	Fire	July 10, 1998	1
DR-1233-NY	New York	Severe Storm	July 7, 1998	15
EM-3128-NM	New Mexico	Fire	July 2, 1998	1
FM-2217-TX	Texas	Fire	July 2, 1998	1
DR-1232-ME	Maine	Severe Storm	July 2, 1998	6
DR-1231-NH	New Hampshire	Severe Storm	July 2, 1998	7
DR-1230-IA	Iowa	Flood	July 2, 1998	83
DR-1229-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	July 1, 1998	21
DR-1228-VT	Vermont	Severe Storm	June 30, 1998	11
DR-1227-OH	Ohio	Severe Storm	June 30, 1998	23
FM-2216-TX	Texas	Fire	June 29, 1998	1
FM-2215-FL	Florida	Fire	June 28, 1998	1
FM-2214-FL	Florida	Fire	June 27, 1998	1
FM-2213-NM	New Mexico	Fire	June 26, 1998	1
DR-1226-MI	Michigan	Severe Storm	June 24, 1998	13
EM-3127-TX	Texas	Fire	June 23, 1998	1
DR-1225-MN	Minnesota	Tornado	June 23, 1998	19
DR-1224-MA	Massachusetts	Flood	June 23, 1998	7
FM-2212-FL	Florida	Fire	June 21, 1998	1
FM-2211-FL	Florida	Fire	June 21, 1998	1
FM-2210-TX	Texas	Fire	June 20, 1998	1
FM-2209-FL	Florida	Fire	June 20, 1998	1
FM-2208-FL	Florida	Fire	June 20, 1998	1
FM-2207-FL	Florida	Fire	June 19, 1998	1
FM-2206-FL	Florida	Fire	June 19, 1998	1
FM-2205-FL	Florida	Fire	June 19, 1998	1
FM-2204-FL	Florida	Fire	June 19, 1998	1
FM-2203-FL	Florida	Fire	June 18, 1998	1
FM-2202-TX	Texas	Fire	June 18, 1998	1
DR-1223-FL	Florida	Fire	June 18, 1998	67
FM-2201-FL	Florida	Fire	June 16, 1998	1
DR-1222-NY	New York	Severe Storm	June 16, 1998	6
DR-1220-ND	North Dakota	Flood	June 15, 1998	16
DR-1221-OR	Oregon	Flood	June 12, 1998	1
EM-3126-KS	Kansas	Other	June 9, 1998	2
FM-2200-FL	Florida	Fire	June 8, 1998	1
DR-1219-PA	Pennsylvania	Severe Storm	June 8, 1998	7
DR-1218-SD	South Dakota	Flood	June 1, 1998	9
FM-2199-TX	Texas	Fire	May 15, 1998	1
FM-2198-TX	Texas	Fire	May 11, 1998	1
DR-1217-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	May 8, 1998	9
DR-1216-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	April 29, 1998	21
EM-3125-AR	Arkansas	Tornado	April 22, 1998	1
DR-1215-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	April 20, 1998	43
DR-1214-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	April 9, 1998	6
DR-1213-FM	Micronesia	Drought	April 3, 1998	3
DR-1212-MN	Minnesota	Tornado	April 1, 1998	7
FM-2197-GU	Guam	Fire	March 22, 1998	1
DR-1211-NC	North Carolina	Severe Storm	March 22, 1998	7
DR-1210-MH	Marshall Islands	Drought	March 20, 1998	25
FM-2196-HI	Hawaii	Fire	March 16, 1998	1
DR-1209-GA	Georgia	Severe Storm	March 11, 1998	119
DR-1208-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	March 9, 1998	12
DR-1207-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	March 3, 1998	40
DR-1206-NJ	New Jersey	Coastal Storm	March 3, 1998	3
FM-2195-HI	Hawaii	Fire	February 18, 1998	1
DR-1205-DE	Delaware	Severe Storm	February 13, 1998	1
DR-1204-FL	Florida	Severe Storm	February 12, 1998	3
DR-1203-CA	California	Severe Storm	February 9, 1998	41
DR-1202-NM	New Mexico	Severe Storm	January 29, 1998	10
DR-1201-VT	Vermont	Severe Storm	January 15, 1998	6
DR-1200-NC	North Carolina	Severe Storm	January 15, 1998	10
DR-1199-NH	New Hampshire	Severe Storm	January 15, 1998	9
DR-1198-ME	Maine	Severe Storm	January 13, 1998	16
DR-1197-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	January 13, 1998	39
DR-1196-NY	New York	Snowstorm	January 6, 1998	10
DR-1195-FL	Florida	Severe Storm	January 6, 1998	55

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

The money for 1998's declarations

$41.5 millionPublic Assistance obligated (2 declarations)

FEMA's totals for the declarations made in 1998, as FEMA reports them today; money for a declaration keeps coming for years after it.

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

By state

State	Major disasters	Emergencies	Fire management
Texas	3	1	30
Florida	6	1	13
Washington	2	0	3
Alabama	3	1	0
New York	4	0	0
Kansas	2	1	0
Oklahoma	0	0	3
North Carolina	3	0	0
Hawaii	0	0	3
Tennessee	3	0	0
New Mexico	1	1	1
Missouri	2	0	0
Mississippi	1	1	0
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	1	0
Puerto Rico	1	1	0
Wisconsin	2	0	0
Michigan	2	0	0
Indiana	2	0	0
Maine	2	0	0
New Hampshire	2	0	0
Vermont	2	0	0
Minnesota	2	0	0
Kentucky	2	0	0
Louisiana	1	0	0
South Carolina	1	0	0
Virginia	1	0	0
Iowa	1	0	0
West Virginia	1	0	0
Ohio	1	0	0
Massachusetts	1	0	0
North Dakota	1	0	0
Oregon	1	0	0
Pennsylvania	1	0	0
South Dakota	1	0	0
Arkansas	0	1	0
Micronesia	1	0	0
Guam	0	0	1
Marshall Islands	1	0	0
Georgia	1	0	0
New Jersey	1	0	0
Delaware	1	0	0
California	1	0	0

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Fire	57
Severe Storm	41
Hurricane	15
Flood	6
Tornado	3
Drought	2
Mud/Landslide	1
Other	1
Coastal Storm	1
Snowstorm	1

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

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